Is it like the rambutan we had in Costa Rica? Have seen it in stores here in California too. Lychee in India looks like it too.
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It looks a bit similar but it’s quite different from either rambutan or lychee, though I love those as well — much softer and juicier with a sweet-tart floral flavor, and a much thicker shell.
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Another similar one is sitaphal which is a nightmare to eat easily, 40-50 of the juicy bits each covering small hard seeds.
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I loooooooove sitaphal/soursop — but it’s also quite different; it’s much denser while mangosteen is very light, and mangosteen has a more subtle and flowery flavor. (Also native to different parts of the world; soursop is native to the Americas and mangosteen is native to Southeast Asia.)
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I’ll look for it thank you! I love these types of fruits with different texture, like chikoo or sapota
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I’ve never found anything that tastes similar to mangosteen which makes it hard to describe 😭
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